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Jan 08, 2025 | China Approves Two New Substances for Food Contact Materials
On December 13, 2024, China’s Department of Food Safety Standards and Risk Monitoring and Assessment announced that two substances, have passed the safety assessment for use in food contact material...
Jan 08, 2025 | Canada Updates Pest Control Products Regulations for Sodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite
The Government of Canada has officially amended the Pest Control Products Regulations (SOR/2024-259) under the Pest Control Products Act. Effective from the date of publication in the Canada Gazette, ...
Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025
Jan 08, 2025
On 28 December 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft notice to revise the criteria for determining poisonous and deleterious substances under the Poisonous and...
Japan: MHLW publishes list of chemicals that cause skin irritation
Jan 08, 2025
On 23 October 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the list of chemicals identified as causing skin irritation or absorption through the skin. MHLW published the list...
Japan Prohibits Manufacture of 10 Products Containing Mercury
Jan 08, 2025
Update: On 27 December 2024, Japan’s METI and MOE published the promulgated order prohibiting the manufacture of the 10 mercury-containing products in Japan’s Kanpo Official Gazette. ...
Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added
Jan 08, 2025
On 27 December 2024, 131 new chemicals were added to the New Chemical chemicals List by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). On...
40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU PIC Regulation: Amendments Apply from 1 March 2025
Jan 07, 2025
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, adding 40 hazardous chemicals to Annex I. The amendment was published in the Official Journal of...
2025 KKDIK Registration Fees Published!
Jan 03, 2025
The Revolving Fund Directorate of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has published the KKDIK registration fees for 2025. The fees show significant increase of up to 60 % com...
US EPA Mandates Health Safety Data Reporting for 16 Chemicals for Prioritization Under TSCA
Jan 03, 2025
On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a final rule under section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule mandates manufacturers and importe...
EPA Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to C.I. Pigment Violet 29
Jan 02, 2025
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its 8th rule under TSCA to protect workers from inhaling C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) (CAS 81-33-4), a chemical that has ...
EPA Classifies Five Substances as High-Priority for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act
Dec 20, 2024
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its decision to formally classify five known or suspected carcinogens as High-Priority Substances (HPS) for risk evaluati...
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